ORONO, Maine - Senior co-captain Michelle Thornton (Gloucester, Ontario) netted one goal and assisted on three others to lead the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team to Sunday's 5-2 ECAC victory against the University of Maine at Alfond Arena.

UNH completed the weekend home-and-home series sweep to improve to 6-1-0 overall and 3-1-0 in the conference. Maine lost its third straight game to fall to 3-3-0 and 1-3-0 in the league.

The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead at 19:10 of the first period on a power-play goal by freshman Kristen Thomas (Wilmington, Mass.). Thomas scored her sixth goal of the season - an empty netter - with 47 seconds left in the game to seal the victory.

Maine tied the game, 1-1, midway through the second stanza on a power-play goal by Raffi Wolf. New Hampshire immediately regained control of the game with goals 79 seconds apart by Thornton (at 12:53) and Kali Wilson (East Lansing, Mich.; 14:11).

The 'Cats took that 3-1 lead into the second intermission and Annie Fahlenbock (Toronto, Ontario; goal, assist) extended the advantage to three goals at 14:52 of the final frame. Maine's Kelly Nelson took advantage of a 5-on-3 powerplay to close within 4-2 at 17:56, but the Black Bears could get no closer.

Freshman Janine Goulet (Gloucester, Ontario) extended her point-scoring streak to seven games with an assist on Wilson's goal. Goulet's nine points trails only Thornton (4-8-12) and is matched by Thomas.

New Hampshire plays a pair of home games next weekend when St. Lawrence travels to Durham on Nov. 17 and Cornell comes to town Nov. 18. Both games at the Whittemore Center begin at 7 p.m.